1. The 7 Cultural Regions of the Native Americans
Chapter 3 Assessment
The 7 Cultural Regions of the
Native Americans

2. 1. An object made and used by people is called____________.
a mesa
a culture
an artifact
a gorge

3. 1. An object made and used by people is called
C. an artifact

4. 2. A group is called nomadic if it
lives in an isolated area.
owns very few possessions.
moves from place to place.
makes war on its neighbors.

5. 2. A group is called nomadic if it
C. moves from place to place.

6. 3. Which feature of the California-Intermountain environment best explains the Pomos’ use of clamshells for jewelry?
ocean
mountains
high desert
redwood forest

7. 3. Which feature of the California-Intermountain environment best explains the Pomos’ use of clamshells for jewelry?
A. ocean

8. 4. What is a pueblo? a hill with a flat top and steep sides
a basket woven from colorful plants
an apartment building made of stone and adobe
a ceremony at which a teen becomes an adult

9. C. An apartment building made of stone and adobe
4. What is a pueblo?
C. An apartment building made of stone and adobe

10. 5. American Indians of the Plateau region got water from
heavy rainfall.
community wells.
cactus stalks.
large rivers.

11. 5. American Indians of the Plateau region got water from
D. large rivers.

12. 6. Which animal - used for shelter, clothing, and shields – was so important to the Western Sioux that they considered it sacred?
buffalo
eagle
horse
bear

13. 6. Which animal - used for shelter, clothing, and shields – was so important to the Western Sioux that they considered it sacred?
A. buffalo

14. 7. Wigwams in the Eastern Woodlands were made from
animal skins and poles.
underground holes and grass.
rocks and clay bricks.
small trees and bark or mats.

15. 7. Wigwams in the Eastern Woodlands were made from
D. small trees and bark or mats.

16. 8. Why did the Seminoles of southern Florida wear deer-hide leggings?
to trap alligators for their skins
for protection from sharp saw grass
to show their success hunting deer
for warmth during the cold winters

17. 8. Why did the Seminoles of southern Florida wear deer-hide leggings?
B. For protection from sharp saw grass

18. 9. Which natural resource of the Northwest Coast did the Makahs use to make canoes and totem poles?
shells
seals
trees
bamboo

19. 9. Which natural resource of the Northwest Coast did the Makahs use to make canoes and totem poles?
C. trees

20. 10. The five tribes in the League of the Iroquois agreed
to let men make all the decisions.
to avoid war among themselves.
to move to the Great Plains.
to live together in log homes.

21. 10. The five tribes in the League of the Iroquois agreed
B. to avoid war among themselves.